Why Does the Textbook Judge Erving Goffman's View to Be

question 102

Multiple Choice

Why does the textbook judge Erving Goffman's view to be cynical?

• A) His theory suggests people are inauthentic and play roles while rarely being their true selves.
• B) His theory suggests people are cold, calculating, and anxious to maximize benefits to themselves at whatever cost to others.
• C) His theory suggests people have no true feelings of their own and simply mimic those of people around them.
• D) His theory suggests people are superficial, hypocritical, and act in their own self-interests regardless of how this makes them appear to others.

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